Processed meat consumption results in 6700% increase in pancreatic cancer risk, says new research
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"Processed meat consumption results in 6700% increase in pancreatic
cancer risk, says new research", News Target, Taiwan, April 26, 2005,
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Consuming processed meats increases the risk of pancreatic cancer, says
new research conducted at the University of Hawaii that followed nearly
200,000 men and women for seven years. According to lead study author
Ute Nothlings, people who consumed the most processed meats (hot dogs
and sausage) showed a 6700% increased risk of pancreatic cancer over
those who consumed little or no meat products.
But researchers failed to accurately identify the culprit responsible
for this increased risk of pancreatic cancer, says one author. The true
cause of the heightened cancer risk is the widespread use of a
carcinogenic precursor ingredient known as sodium nitrite by cooking.net">food
processing companies, says nutritionist Mike Adams, author of the
just-published Grocery Warning manual at:
http://www.***.com/
Nearly all processed meats are made with sodium nitrite: breakfast
sausage, hot dogs, jerkies, bacon, lunch meat, and even meats in canned
soup products. Yet this ingredient is a precursor to highly
carcinogenic nitrosamines -- potent cancer-causing chemicals that
accelerate the formation and growth of cancer cells throughout the
body. When consumers eat sodium nitrite in popular meat products,
nitrosamines are formed in the body where they promote the growth of
various cancers, including colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancer,
says Adams.
"Sodium nitrite is a dangerous, cancer-causing ingredient that has no
place in the human cooking.net">food supply," he explains. The USDA actually tried
to ban sodium nitrite in the 1970's, but was preempted by the meat
processing industry, which relies on the ingredient as a color fixer to
make foods look more visually appealing. "The meat industry uses sodium
nitrite to sell more meat products at the expense of public health,"
says Adams. "And this new research clearly demonstrates the link
between the consumption of processed meats and cancer."
Pancreatic cancer isn't the only negative side effect of consuming
processed meats such as hot dogs. Leukemia also skyrockets by 700%
following the consumption of hot dogs. (Preston-Martin, S. et al.
"N-nitroso compounds and childhood brain tumors: A case-control study."
Cancer Res. 1982; 42:5240-5.) Other links between processed meats and
disease are covered in detail in the Grocery Warning manual.
Adams wrote Grocery Warning to warn consumers about the toxic,
disease-causing ingredients found in everyday foods and groceries (see
related ebook on groceries). "There are certain ingredients found in
common grocery products that directly promote cancer, diabetes, heart
disease, depression, Alzheimer's disease, osteoporosis and even
behavi{*filter*}disorders," Adams explains. His Grocery Warning manual
covers them all, teaching readers how to prevent and even help reverse
chronic diseases by avoiding the foods and cooking.net">food ingredients that cause
disease.
According to Adams, consumers can help reduce the cancer-causing
effects of sodium nitrite by consuming protective antioxidants before
meals, such as vitamin C and vitamin E. But no vitamin offers 100%
protection. The only safe strategy is to avoid sodium nitrite
completely.
Adams especially warns expectant mothers to avoid consuming sodium
nitrite due to the greatly heightened risk of brain tumors in infants.
Parents are also warned to avoid feeding their children products that
contain sodium nitrite, including all popular hot dogs, bacon, jerkies,
breakfast sausages and pizzas made with pepperoni or other processed
meats. "Sodium nitrite is especially dangerous to fetuses, infants and
children," says Adams.
Sadly, nearly all school lunch programs currently serve schoolchildren
meat products containing sodium nitrite. Hospital cafeterias also serve
this cancer-causing ingredient to patients. Sodium nitrite is found in
literally thousands of different menu items at fast cooking.net">food restaurants
and dining establishments. "The use of this ingredient is widespread,"
says Adams, and it's part of the reason we're seeing skyrocketing rates
of cancer in every society that consumes large quantities of processed
meats."
Some companies are now offering nitrite-free and nitrate-free meat
products, which are far healthier alternatives, but those products are
difficult to find and are typically available only at health cooking.net">food
stores or natural grocers. Consumers can look for "Nitrite-free" or
"Nitrate-free" labels when shopping for meat products. They can also
purchase fresh meats, which are almost never prepared with sodium
nitrite.
The new research on processed meats points to a chemical toxin as the
cause of the increased cancer risk. A heightened cancer risk of 6700%
is "gigantic," warns Adams. "This is clearly not due to macronutrient
differences. This is the kind of risk increase you only see with
ingredient toxicity. Something in these processed meats is poisoning
people, and the evidence points straight to sodium nitrite."
To learn more about Grocery Warning, visit
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